Education
The University Of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
Major: MFA (2026)
Concentration: Ceramics/Sculpture
Faculty Mentor: Wade MacDonald, Assistant Professor of Art, Ceramics
2023 Southern Oregon University, Ashland, OR
Degree: Baccalaureate of Science in Arts
Concentration: Spatial Studies/ Experimental Performance
Minor: Art History
Faculty Mentor: DR. David Bithell, Professor of Emerging Media and Digital Arts
Honors: Magna Cum Laude
2020 Central Oregon Community College, Bend, OR
Major: General Studies
Degree: Associate of Arts in General Studies
2020 Lane Community College, Eugene, OR
Degree: One-Year Certification in Drafting Technology
2020 Lane Community College, Eugene, OR
Degree: One-Year Certification in Welding/Fabrication
Academic/Research Interests
• Liberation, Equality, and Diversity in Art Curriculum
• Institutional Critique: Ideologies and Patterns of Gatekeeping
• Art Education and Critical Place-Based Pedagogy
• Art and the Ecosystem: Functional Ecology
• Experimental Philosophy and Intuition on Art
• The Transcending Conversion of Digital and Physical Art
Solo and Two-Person Exhibitions
• Solo Show (currently untitled), Gadsden Museum of Art, Gadsden, AL, 2026 (forthcoming)
• 37.2%, Allison Street Gallery, Ashland, OR, 2022
• Is this the new normal? Retzlaff Gallery, Ashland, OR, 2021
• Reclamation, Franklin Jeffers and Rebeca Ramm, Marion Ady Gallery, Ashland, OR, 2021
Group Shows
• Synergies, Alabama Clay Conference, Orange Beach, Al, 2024
• Signs of Spring at Table Rocks, Nature Conservancy of Oregon and Bureau of Land Management, Medford, OR, 2022
• Pollinators Anthology, Catalyst Gallery, Ashland, OR 2022
• First Cuts, Marion Ady Gallery, Ashland, OR, 2022
• Oregon Fringe Festival Selected Artist, Closing Ceremonies, Ashland, OR, 2021
Publications
Jeffers, Franklin. “Franklin’s Bumblebee” 2023 Sings of Spring @ The Table Rocks, August 2022, Page 3.
Jeffers, Franklin. “Franklin’s Bumblebee” The Rogue Valley Pollinators Anthology, June 2022, Page 56
Jeffers, Franklin. "Pedagogical Contradictions: Art Education and The Evolving Shift in Critical Pedagogic Philosophies,” McNair Scholars Journal, Winter 2022, Vol. 18. Pages 29-34.
Jeffers, Franklin. "Where Do We Go From Here?" Oregon Wildfires Anthology, August 2021, Pages 76-77.
Presentations
“Silver Wrapped Truths: The Works of Felix Gonzalez-Torres” Spring 2022.
“Linda Nguyen Lopez: The Silhouettes of Truth” Fall 2021.
“Assessing The Great Basin Murders-The Works Of Lilly Martina Lee” Fall 2021.
“Ecology Art: A Radical Movement for Change? Or a Failed Feel-Good Experiment?” Winter 2021.
Research Experience
"Pedagogical Contradictions: Art Education and The Evolving Shift in Critical Pedagogic Philosophies" June 21, 2021 - August 11, 2021, SOU Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program Summer Research Internship, under the supervision of Dr. David Bithell, Chair of the Department of Creative Arts and Professor of Art and Emerging Media. Research Mentor: Dr. Dee Southard, Associate Professor of Sociology, Southern Oregon University.
"Makerspace Business Proposal" February-March 2019 under the supervision of Peter Jensen, Language, Literature & Communication, Lane Community College. Detailed research proposal on the market and need for a Makerspace in Lane County, Oregon. Produced a three-page brochure, business loan projection, and PowerPoint presentation.
"The benefits of having STEM education and its effects on school-aged children" February-March 2019 under the supervision of Peter Jensen, Language, Literature & Communication, Lane Community College" Research paper on the benefits of STEM education for children compared to standardized education. Results produced a fifteen-page research paper and oral presentation.
Grants and Scholarships
McNair Scholarship Fall 2023 - Spring 2025
Graduate Teaching Apprenticeship Fall 2023 - Spring 2024
SOU Retention Grant Fall 2022 - Spring 2023
OTA Last Mile Grant Fall 2022
Osher Re-entry Scholarship Fall 2022 - Spring 2023
Akerill Scholarship Fall 2021 - Spring 2022
Leon Mulling Art Scholarship Fall 2021 - Spring 2022
Graduate Teaching Assistantships
Ceramics TA 2023 - Present
Courses 212 - 213 - 312
Supervisor: Prof. Wade MacDonald - Instructor Meg Howton
Assisted in teaching ceramic classes and supervised undergraduate students in developing work. (intro to the wheel, hand-building techniques, glaze development, kiln operations (gas and electric), and clay mixing.)
Undergraduate Teaching Assistantships
Printmaking TA 2021-2022
Supervisor: Prof. Ryan Pierce
Assisted in the intro to printmaking classes and the supervision of undergraduate students in making and developing work. (Lino Cuts, Pronto Lithography, Wood Block, Screen Printing, and Plate Etching.)
Related Work Experience
Artist Assistant, Stacey Holloway, Birmingham, AL January 2024 - Present
Pour Crew, Sloss Furnaces, Birmingham, AL October 2023 - Present
Head Printer, Daydream HQ, Sisters, OR April 2022 – August 2022
Print Shop Technician, SOU, Ashland, OR Fall 2021 -Spring 2022
Other Work Experience
Designer/Fabricator 2015 – Present
Lead Designer, experience including design, research, prototyping, engineering documentation, estimating, and process improvement
Leadership Experiences
Non-Traditional Student Senator, Southern Oregon University Associated Students Of SOU 2021
Memberships and Affiliations
• NCECA
• Mid-South Sculpture Alliance
• American Welding Society
• McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program
• The National Society of Collegiate Scholars
Specialized Certifications (and Licensure(s))
One-Year Certification Welding/Fabrication
One-Year Certification Drafting Technology
AWS Certified Welder